For The Last Five Or Six Years

No, Like I Said, My Dad Was Never Really Part Of The Tennis. His Involvement Around What I Did With The Tennis And With My Mom And My Grandparents Was Really Not A Part Of My Life.

It Was Okay For Wayne Gretzky's Dad, For Instance, To Give Him A Hockey Stick, Or Joe Montana's Dad To Give Him A Football, Or Larry Bird's Dad To Give Him A Basketball, But It Wasn't Okay For Gloria Connors To Give Her Son A Tennis Racquet.

I Hate To Lose More Than I Love To Win.

But Why Should I Read What Somebody Else Thinks Of My Life When I Know The Real Story?

Tennis Was Always There For Me, Which Was Lucky. I Would Go Play Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hang With My Brother, Do Whatever, And At The End Of The Day I'd Come Back And Say, 'hey, Mom, Would You Hit 15 Minutes Worth Of Balls With Me?'